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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative 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 low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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