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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative 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 organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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