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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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