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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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