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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC 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 educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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