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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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