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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original 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 participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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