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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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