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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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