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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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