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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative 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 we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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