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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original 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 teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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