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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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