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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What 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 participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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