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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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