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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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