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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary 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 organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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