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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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