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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What 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 we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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