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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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