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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation 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 issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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