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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and 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 institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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