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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative 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 educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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