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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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