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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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