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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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