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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What original 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 stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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