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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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