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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key 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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