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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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