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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment 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 organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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