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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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