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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively 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 educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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