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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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