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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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