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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment 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 handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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