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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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