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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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