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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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