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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom 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 organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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