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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental 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 stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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