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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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