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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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