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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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