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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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