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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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