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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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