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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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