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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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