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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC 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 participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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