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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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