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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original 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 institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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