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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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