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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental 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 organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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