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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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