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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? 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 low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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