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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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