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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental 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 organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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