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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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