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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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