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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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