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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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