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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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