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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation 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 we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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