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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco 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 participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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