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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera 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 deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key 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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