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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment 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 teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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