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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College 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 participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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