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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico 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 get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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