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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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