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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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