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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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