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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? 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 institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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