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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment 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 manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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