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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive 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 manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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