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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original 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 problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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