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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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