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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental 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 handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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