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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies 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 learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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