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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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