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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What 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 handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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