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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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