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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental 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 educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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