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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts 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 participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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