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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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