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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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