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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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