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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies 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 institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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