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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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