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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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