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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original 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 we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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