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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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