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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and 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 we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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