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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation 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 institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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