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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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