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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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