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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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