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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental 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 organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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