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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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