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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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