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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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