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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively 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 educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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