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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students 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 numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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