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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies 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 low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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