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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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