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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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