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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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 open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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