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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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