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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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