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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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