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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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