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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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