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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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