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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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