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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original 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 elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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