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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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