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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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