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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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