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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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