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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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