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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? 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 poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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