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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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