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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative 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 participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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