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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX 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 teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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