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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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