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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the 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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