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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and 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 participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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