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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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