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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley 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 the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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