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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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