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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and 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 we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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