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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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