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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative 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 we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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