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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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