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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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