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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom 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 educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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