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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia 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 organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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