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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and 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 educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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