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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? 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 participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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