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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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