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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important 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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