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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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