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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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