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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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