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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental 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 stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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