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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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