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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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