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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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