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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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