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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation 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 the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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