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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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