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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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