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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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