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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major 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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