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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation 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 institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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