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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies 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 student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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