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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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