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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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