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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation 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 problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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