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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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