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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original 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 participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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