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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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