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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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