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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and 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 manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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