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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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