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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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