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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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