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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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