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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What 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 institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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