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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive 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 stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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