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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental 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 participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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