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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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