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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative 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 participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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