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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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