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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative 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 participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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