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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment 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 participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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