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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices 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 issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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