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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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