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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive 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 educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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