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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What 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 institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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