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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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