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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and 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 educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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