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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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