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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative 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 problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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