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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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