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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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