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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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