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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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