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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? 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 dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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