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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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