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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? 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 inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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