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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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