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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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