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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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