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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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