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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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