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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively 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 participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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