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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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