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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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