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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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