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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental 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 participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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