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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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