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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education enable people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? 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 poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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