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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental 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 educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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