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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation 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 poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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