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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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