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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively 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 educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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