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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment 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 educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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