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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation 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 manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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