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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and 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 educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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