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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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