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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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