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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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