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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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