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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What 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 deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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