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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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