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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental 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 educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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