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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment 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 teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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