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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What 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 deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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