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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online 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 institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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