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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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