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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation 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 stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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