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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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