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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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