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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment 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 educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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