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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? 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 organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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