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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the 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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