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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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