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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this 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 educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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