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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What 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 organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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