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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation 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 we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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