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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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