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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity 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 institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important 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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