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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What 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 teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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