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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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