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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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