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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended 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 be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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