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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What original 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 manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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