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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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