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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation 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 educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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