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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original 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 stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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