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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the gripping 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 intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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