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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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