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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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