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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera 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 teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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