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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University 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 teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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