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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland 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 we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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