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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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