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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively 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 participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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