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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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