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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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