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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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