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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. 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 but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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