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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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