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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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