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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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