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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative 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 participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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