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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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