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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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