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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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