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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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