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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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