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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and 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 participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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