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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What original 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 educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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