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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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