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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? 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 we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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