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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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