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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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