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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education