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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original 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 participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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