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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation 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 educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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