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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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