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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What 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 participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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