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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? 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 organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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