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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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