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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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