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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental 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 educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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