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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What 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 organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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