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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants 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 almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative 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 educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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