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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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