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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment 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 educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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