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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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