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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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