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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation 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 educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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