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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original 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 stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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