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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. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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