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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? 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 learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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