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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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