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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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