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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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