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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and 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 we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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