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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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