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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original 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 educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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