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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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