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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and 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 deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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