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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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