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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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