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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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