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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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