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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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