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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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