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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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