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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative 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 teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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