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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States 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 educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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