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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering today 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 we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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