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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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