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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? 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 stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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