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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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