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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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