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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education