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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment 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 institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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