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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? 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 issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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