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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original 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 participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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