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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original 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 participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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