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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education enable students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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