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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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