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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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