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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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