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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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