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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France 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 we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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