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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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