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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and 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 educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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