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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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