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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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