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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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