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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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