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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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