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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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