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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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