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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and 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 teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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