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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and 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 educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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