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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? 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 student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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