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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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