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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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