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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental 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 teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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