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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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