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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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