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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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