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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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