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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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