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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses 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 free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original 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 handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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