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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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