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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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