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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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