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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original 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 educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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