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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies 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 low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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