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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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