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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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