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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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