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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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