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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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