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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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