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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key 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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