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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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