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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? 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 organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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