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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original 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 handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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