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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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