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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? 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 teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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