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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation 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 participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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