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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners 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 a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation 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 educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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