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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative 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 get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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