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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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