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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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