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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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