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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online 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 educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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