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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies 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 inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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