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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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