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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? 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 teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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