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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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