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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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