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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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