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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment 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 participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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