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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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