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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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