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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices 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 the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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