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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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