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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online 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 we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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