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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation 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 we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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