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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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