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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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