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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online 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 organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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