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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What 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 teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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