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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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