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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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