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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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