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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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