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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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