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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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