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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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