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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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