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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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