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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original 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 organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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