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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies 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 issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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