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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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