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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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