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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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