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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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