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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and 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 issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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