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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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