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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original 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 we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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