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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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