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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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