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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and 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 teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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