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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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