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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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