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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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