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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental 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 institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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