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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and 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 problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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