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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation 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 handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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