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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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