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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC 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 we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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