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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment 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 teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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