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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental 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 institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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