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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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