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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment 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 organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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