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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and 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 participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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