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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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