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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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