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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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