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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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