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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What 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 educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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