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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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