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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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