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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver 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 massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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