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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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