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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment 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 organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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