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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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