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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation 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 institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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