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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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