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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment 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 organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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