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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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