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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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