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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. 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 classes is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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