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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation 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 poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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