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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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