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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard 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 institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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