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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive 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 stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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