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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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