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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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