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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and 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 issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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