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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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