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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original 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 educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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