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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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