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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original 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 we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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