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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original 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 institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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