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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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