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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment 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 participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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