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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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