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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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