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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates 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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