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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating 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 stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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