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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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