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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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