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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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