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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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