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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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