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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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