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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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