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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and 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 participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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