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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment 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 institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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