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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and 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 poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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