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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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