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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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