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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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