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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and 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 stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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