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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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