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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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