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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and 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 we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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