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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and 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 we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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