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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and 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 institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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