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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not 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 issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original 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 organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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