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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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