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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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