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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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