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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative 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 teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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