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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative 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 we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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