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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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