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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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