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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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