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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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