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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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