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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What original 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 teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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