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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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