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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation 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 handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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