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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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