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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What 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 issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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