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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York 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 teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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