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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX 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 teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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