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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment 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 institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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