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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental 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 we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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