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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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