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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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