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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices 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 learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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