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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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