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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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