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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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