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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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