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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental 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 educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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