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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates 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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