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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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