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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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