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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental 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 institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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