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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and 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 organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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