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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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