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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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