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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and 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 learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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