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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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