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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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