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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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