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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. 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 MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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