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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative 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 organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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