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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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